All-Time Strikeouts Leaders
Career totals, every season from 1871–2025. Times struck out
| # | Player | Seasons | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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1967–1987 (21) | 2,820 | 9,864 | 1,551 | 2,584 | 463 | 49 | 563 | 1,702 | 1,375 | 2,597 | 228 | .262 | .356 | .490 | .846 |
| 2 |
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1991–2012 (22) | 2,543 | 8,422 | 1,583 | 2,328 | 451 | 26 | 612 | 1,699 | 1,747 | 2,548 | 19 | .276 | .402 | .554 | .956 |
| 3 |
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2001–2014 (14) | 2,001 | 6,883 | 1,097 | 1,631 | 334 | 10 | 462 | 1,168 | 1,317 | 2,379 | 63 | .237 | .364 | .490 | .854 |
| 4 |
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1989–2007 (18) | 2,354 | 8,813 | 1,475 | 2,408 | 379 | 45 | 609 | 1,667 | 929 | 2,306 | 234 | .273 | .344 | .534 | .878 |
| 5 |
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1994–2016 (22) | 2,784 | 10,566 | 2,021 | 3,115 | 548 | 31 | 696 | 2,086 | 1,338 | 2,287 | 329 | .295 | .380 | .550 | .930 |
| 6 |
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2003–2023 (21) | 2,797 | 10,356 | 1,551 | 3,174 | 627 | 17 | 511 | 1,881 | 1,258 | 2,105 | 40 | .307 | .382 | .518 | .901 |
| 7 |
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2010–2025 (16) | 1,726 | 6,274 | 943 | 1,619 | 313 | 11 | 453 | 1,169 | 805 | 2,059 | 42 | .258 | .346 | .528 | .874 |
| 8 |
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1985–2004 (19) | 2,257 | 8,096 | 1,195 | 2,333 | 444 | 32 | 399 | 1,425 | 583 | 2,003 | 128 | .288 | .347 | .499 | .846 |
| 9 |
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2011–2025 (15) | 2,074 | 7,608 | 1,280 | 2,190 | 477 | 24 | 372 | 1,232 | 1,086 | 1,979 | 174 | .288 | .378 | .504 | .882 |
| 10 |
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2007–2022 (16) | 1,845 | 6,721 | 1,058 | 1,754 | 350 | 38 | 325 | 1,003 | 785 | 1,971 | 151 | .261 | .342 | .469 | .812 |
| 11 |
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1985–2001 (17) | 1,887 | 7,057 | 1,186 | 1,877 | 340 | 14 | 462 | 1,407 | 906 | 1,942 | 200 | .266 | .353 | .515 | .867 |
| 12 |
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1962–1982 (21) | 2,360 | 7,927 | 1,194 | 2,232 | 423 | 55 | 475 | 1,540 | 937 | 1,936 | 17 | .282 | .360 | .529 | .889 |
| 13 |
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2007–2019 (13) | 1,688 | 5,432 | 794 | 1,283 | 253 | 14 | 298 | 871 | 707 | 1,927 | 64 | .236 | .328 | .453 | .780 |
| 14 |
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2004–2019 (16) | 2,057 | 7,236 | 1,217 | 1,800 | 346 | 95 | 344 | 937 | 924 | 1,916 | 153 | .249 | .337 | .466 | .803 |
| 15 |
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2005–2023 (19) | 2,055 | 7,501 | 1,090 | 2,053 | 372 | 15 | 464 | 1,325 | 738 | 1,916 | 84 | .274 | .343 | .513 | .856 |
| 16 |
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1995–2011 (17) | 1,955 | 6,839 | 1,064 | 1,700 | 383 | 59 | 278 | 968 | 867 | 1,901 | 297 | .249 | .338 | .444 | .782 |
| 17 |
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2009–2025 (17) | 2,262 | 8,350 | 1,290 | 2,266 | 451 | 50 | 332 | 1,152 | 1,183 | 1,893 | 220 | .271 | .365 | .457 | .822 |
| 18 |
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1972–1989 (18) | 2,404 | 8,352 | 1,506 | 2,234 | 408 | 59 | 548 | 1,595 | 1,507 | 1,883 | 174 | .268 | .380 | .527 | .908 |
| 19 |
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1986–2004 (19) | 2,460 | 8,757 | 1,349 | 2,490 | 441 | 24 | 493 | 1,550 | 1,305 | 1,882 | 72 | .284 | .377 | .509 | .886 |
| 20 |
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1964–1986 (23) | 2,777 | 9,778 | 1,272 | 2,732 | 505 | 79 | 379 | 1,652 | 925 | 1,867 | 49 | .279 | .341 | .464 | .805 |
| 21 |
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2008–2020 (13) | 1,417 | 4,978 | 707 | 1,160 | 228 | 5 | 295 | 780 | 555 | 1,852 | 19 | .233 | .315 | .459 | .774 |
| 22 |
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2004–2016 (13) | 1,572 | 5,707 | 848 | 1,475 | 277 | 21 | 382 | 1,194 | 709 | 1,843 | 12 | .259 | .344 | .515 | .859 |
| 23 | Derek Jeter | 1995–2014 (20) | 2,747 | 11,195 | 1,923 | 3,465 | 544 | 66 | 260 | 1,311 | 1,082 | 1,840 | 358 | .310 | .377 | .440 | .817 |
| 24 |
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1996–2014 (18) | 2,425 | 8,480 | 1,453 | 2,470 | 574 | 59 | 288 | 1,363 | 1,476 | 1,840 | 400 | .291 | .395 | .475 | .870 |
| 25 |
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1971–1986 (16) | 1,941 | 6,677 | 901 | 1,575 | 240 | 25 | 442 | 1,210 | 608 | 1,816 | 85 | .236 | .302 | .478 | .780 |
| 26 |
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2014–2025 (12) | 1,630 | 5,820 | 831 | 1,434 | 262 | 15 | 325 | 949 | 632 | 1,814 | 36 | .246 | .328 | .464 | .792 |
| 27 |
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1993–2011 (19) | 2,302 | 8,244 | 1,544 | 2,574 | 547 | 20 | 555 | 1,831 | 1,329 | 1,813 | 38 | .312 | .411 | .585 | .996 |
| 28 |
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1999–2014 (16) | 1,975 | 7,750 | 1,152 | 2,095 | 481 | 31 | 412 | 1,159 | 496 | 1,803 | 289 | .270 | .319 | .500 | .819 |
| 29 |
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1998–2017 (20) | 2,586 | 9,768 | 1,582 | 2,725 | 565 | 78 | 435 | 1,587 | 1,084 | 1,795 | 312 | .279 | .351 | .486 | .837 |
| 30 |
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1989–2010 (22) | 2,671 | 9,801 | 1,662 | 2,781 | 524 | 38 | 630 | 1,836 | 1,312 | 1,779 | 184 | .284 | .370 | .538 | .907 |
| 31 |
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2010–2025 (16) | 2,179 | 8,114 | 1,379 | 2,431 | 547 | 33 | 367 | 1,322 | 1,070 | 1,763 | 104 | .300 | .386 | .511 | .897 |
| 32 |
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1968–1981 (14) | 1,849 | 7,043 | 1,258 | 1,886 | 302 | 66 | 332 | 1,024 | 914 | 1,757 | 461 | .268 | .353 | .471 | .824 |
| 33 |
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1988–2007 (20) | 2,850 | 10,876 | 1,844 | 3,060 | 668 | 55 | 291 | 1,175 | 1,160 | 1,753 | 414 | .281 | .363 | .433 | .796 |
| 34 |
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1997–2016 (20) | 2,408 | 8,640 | 1,419 | 2,472 | 632 | 19 | 541 | 1,768 | 1,319 | 1,750 | 17 | .286 | .380 | .552 | .931 |
| 35 |
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1996–2012 (17) | 2,196 | 7,599 | 1,204 | 1,933 | 383 | 36 | 434 | 1,289 | 891 | 1,748 | 152 | .254 | .337 | .486 | .823 |
| 36 |
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1976–1993 (18) | 2,180 | 7,960 | 1,197 | 2,111 | 350 | 39 | 398 | 1,266 | 986 | 1,748 | 161 | .265 | .346 | .469 | .815 |
| 37 |
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1993–2009 (17) | 2,035 | 7,283 | 1,241 | 2,038 | 483 | 18 | 473 | 1,512 | 1,109 | 1,745 | 14 | .280 | .383 | .546 | .929 |
| 38 |
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1997–2015 (19) | 2,372 | 8,857 | 1,296 | 2,452 | 498 | 39 | 353 | 1,391 | 661 | 1,741 | 195 | .277 | .331 | .461 | .793 |
| 39 |
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1998–2018 (21) | 2,933 | 11,068 | 1,524 | 3,166 | 636 | 38 | 477 | 1,707 | 848 | 1,732 | 121 | .286 | .339 | .480 | .819 |
| 40 |
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1961–1979 (19) | 2,616 | 10,332 | 1,610 | 3,023 | 486 | 141 | 149 | 900 | 761 | 1,730 | 938 | .293 | .343 | .410 | .753 |
| 41 |
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1993–2010 (17) | 2,011 | 6,858 | 1,251 | 1,949 | 437 | 25 | 393 | 1,199 | 998 | 1,729 | 67 | .284 | .376 | .527 | .903 |
| 42 |
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2011–2024 (14) | 1,642 | 6,152 | 897 | 1,741 | 390 | 24 | 331 | 1,071 | 601 | 1,714 | 26 | .283 | .348 | .516 | .863 |
| 43 |
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1951–1968 (18) | 2,401 | 8,102 | 1,677 | 2,415 | 344 | 72 | 536 | 1,509 | 1,733 | 1,710 | 153 | .298 | .421 | .557 | .977 |
| 44 |
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1954–1975 (22) | 2,435 | 8,147 | 1,283 | 2,086 | 290 | 24 | 573 | 1,584 | 1,559 | 1,699 | 19 | .256 | .376 | .509 | .884 |
| 45 |
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1981–1999 (19) | 2,436 | 8,673 | 1,240 | 2,380 | 424 | 30 | 350 | 1,372 | 1,194 | 1,698 | 142 | .274 | .360 | .451 | .811 |
| 46 |
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1972–1991 (20) | 2,606 | 8,996 | 1,470 | 2,446 | 483 | 73 | 385 | 1,384 | 1,391 | 1,697 | 78 | .272 | .370 | .470 | .840 |
| 47 |
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2008–2023 (16) | 1,986 | 7,306 | 1,017 | 1,930 | 431 | 26 | 342 | 1,159 | 730 | 1,696 | 58 | .264 | .333 | .471 | .804 |
| 48 |
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1979–2003 (25) | 3,081 | 10,961 | 2,295 | 3,055 | 510 | 66 | 297 | 1,115 | 2,190 | 1,694 | 1,406 | .279 | .401 | .419 | .820 |
| 49 |
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1973–1995 (22) | 2,973 | 11,003 | 1,669 | 3,110 | 540 | 88 | 465 | 1,833 | 1,216 | 1,686 | 223 | .283 | .353 | .475 | .827 |
| 50 |
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2011–2025 (15) | 1,648 | 5,967 | 1,196 | 1,754 | 325 | 55 | 404 | 1,018 | 1,067 | 1,663 | 214 | .294 | .407 | .570 | .977 |
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